Digital marketing, managed.
digital marketing, managed.
Text Message Marketing
Text messages are the most opened form of communication on a mobile device. GC Text is our newest marketing tactic that leads to more eyeballs looking at your promotions, events, notifications, and more through text messaging. It’s quick and easy to get started and begin growing your audience today!
Social Media Promotions
We love a good promotion here at Get Community, whether it’s participating in them or creating them! We offer THREE awesome Promotion Packages that will keep your audience engaged and excited about your brand. All you have to do is tell us which promotion you’re looking for and we’ll customize the rest! We’re talking brainstorming, creative design and copy, official rules and prizes, and everything else in between. Contact us today and we’ll walk you through our different options!
Social Media/Content Marketing
The pen (or keyboard) is indeed mightier than the sword, and our creative scribes are fully prepared to fight for your brand and all that it stands for. From Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat, to blogging, video scripts, graphics, newsletters, and flyers... our team of copywriters will make sure the VOICE of your brand is heard through strategized Social Media/Content Marketing.
Mobile Marketing
Mobile Marketing is on the rise and we’re here to make sure your message reaches smartphones everywhere. By targeting your brand’s specific audience and demographic, our team (and media partners) will develop layered campaigns that’ll appear on multiple apps and platforms, just like that!
Influencer Marketing
Influencer Marketing takes shape through word of mouth. By prepping press releases and connecting with local bloggers to help promote your event/promotion/campaign, your brand will be put on the map, resulting in a larger following from an eager audience who wants to know more about WHO you are, WHAT you do, and HOW they can get more of it!
Event Marketing
Sure, we spend most of the time coming up with epic ideas in our office, but we also like to shake things up and head out for some Event Marketing! If your brand is throwing an event, we’ll make sure EVERYBODY knows about it. Our social (media) butterflies will promote it via Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter. We even have a selfie stand!
Video Marketing
Everyone loves watching videos, whether they’re tutorials, recipes, or a large cat trying to stuff itself into a small box. Our videographers will capture all the great moments at your grand opening/community events, our writers will write up the scripts for your virtual tours, and we’ll promote your campaigns through the art of Video Marketing.
Email Marketing
Email Marketing is the name, building your brand is the game. We’ll help get the word out for your campaigns, major events, promotions, and much more with attention grabbing e-blasts, flyers, and newsletters through the art of fabulous, speedy, electronic correspondence.
Mobile App Development
Have you always wanted to try your hand at Mobile App Marketing, but aren’t sure where to start? Our mobile app experts will take the reigns and make sure your audience can access everything they need to know about your brand by downloading your app INSTANTLY onto their Android or iPhone. With this nifty tool, mobile users won’t have to be at their desktop to know all about what you do. They can be on the road, on a train, or in a plane too!
The Team
Kelly Borgen
CEOCreating a social movement is what Get Community Inc. is all about. I want to inspire you to brainstorm, develop and ultimately create a social movement with your brand or product. “Following my dreams, living in the moment and loving my life. I’m a lucky gal with one amazing husband, two beautiful children and a positive outlook on life. For me, it’s all about people and making connections.”
Ryan Canton
Chief Operating OfficerOur philosophy revolves around customer service and providing a constant flow of communication to the customer regarding the progress and performance of their project. “I’m a very proud father and enjoy every moment I spend with my daughters and family. If you understand that then you understand me.
Catherine du Pont
Account DirectorLeading the parade for a major portion of the company's business with pure style and grace, Catherine is coming into her own when it comes to client strategy and management. She brings her positive vibes to the team every day with a cheerful, can-do attitude, and a readiness to take on any project that comes her way. Her background in Communications from UC Santa Barbara shines in her abilities to lead a team of creative minds and launch any brand into social media orbit!
Andrea Villanueva
Account DirectorAside from managing several accounts, keeping our writers on track, and tweeting up a storm, taking charge of social media campaigns and strategies is what Andrea does best. Tell her your idea and she'll plot, research, and organize to make sure your content sings. A natural born leader from Chapman University, this girl is no stranger to taking on a challenge!
Lindsay Gerner
Senior Digital CopywriterLindsay is one of our main writers and a blogging machine! If you have content that needs fine tuning and a spritz of pizazz, this girl will wave her magic wand (or fingers, rather) and bring your project to life. With a background in Communications and Creative Writing, she’s a natural wordsmith with a love for anything that involves creativity and the right side of the brain.
Sarah Suri
Digital Advertising StrategistSarah is our Analytics Guru with an eagle eye for social media performance. She'll keep the image of your brand consistent, flowing, and thriving at its best! While monitoring the numbers for each account, she also creates sparkly advertisements to promote your brand and leave your target audience wanting more. With a background in Business Operations and Digital Media, this girl (guru) knows what she's doing.
Paulina Saracco
Digital Brand SpecialistPaulina is our Digital Brand Specialist and keeps things running smoothly in our busy office! She's always coming up with creative ideas for the company and her engagement skills are quite simply unmatched. In between balancing multiple projects at once, she still has time to keep things light in the office and always has a fun activity up her sleeve. Her background in Media Studies at UC Berkley makes her the perfect fit for our growing team! You can catch her sharing digital marketing insights on our Facebook Live Fridays every other week.
Alex McDermott
Digital Marketing CoordinatorAs our Digital Marketing Coordinator, Alex is our engagement master and always makes sure to leave the best impression on our followers! She keeps our team and content on schedule while lending a hand to anyone who needs it. With a background in Communications from Cal State Fullerton, she shines as our expert communicator and creative storyteller!
Jenna Malone
Graphic DesignerJenna's beautiful graphics have given Get Community's look a complete makeover! From super cute to super profesh, she's our go-to girl when it comes to graphic design and creating cohesive images for our clients. With wizard photoshop skills and an artistic eye for detail, she'll take your vision and produce beautiful results!
Shauna Sabet
Account CoordinatorMeet Shauna! She's Account Coordinator and engagement extraordinaire... and she keeps the workflow flowin'! Shauna graduated from Chapman University with a degree in Public Relations and Advertising, which means she's got the brains for BRAINstorming marketing strategies and keeping our clients happy. We're so lucky to have her on our team!
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